Jammu, Aug 1 (ANI): A lawmaker of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday sarcastically described the opposition National Conference (NC) as a "multifaceted" entity that was hand-in-glove with the Congress in facilitating the hanging of Afzal Guru, and therefore, it comes as a surprise that the latter was now demanding that his mortal remains be returned to his family as had been done in the case of Yakub Memon.

London, July 31(ANI): Former England player Geoffrey Boycott has described Australia's performance on day two of the third Ashes Test in Edgbaston as being as pathetic as it was in their first innings.

London, July 30 (ANI): David Luiz has described Angel Di Maria as 'one of the best players in the world' and expressed that he would like to see the Manchester United winger join him at Paris Saint-Germain.

New Delhi, July 30 (ANI): Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan on Thursday dubbed the execution of 1993 Mumbai blasts accused Yakub Memon to be a sad day for Indian democracy and said that capital punishment is not serving as an effective deterrent against terrorism.

Washington DC, July 30 (ANI): In order to address the global obesity epidemic, scientists are now developing a new class of compounds that could prevent fat particles from getting absorbed in the body and reduce weight gain.

New York, July 29 (ANI): Two Israeli men, described by authorities as Jewish extremists, were charged on Wednesday for setting fire to part of a church at the site where Christians believe Jesus performed the miracle of the loaves and fishes.

New Delhi, July 29 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday dubbed the Supreme Court's decision to reject the mercy petition of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon to be the victory of law in India and said justice has been done to the victims.

New Delhi, July 28 (ANI): It does not take long or very much for peace to be disturbed in Jammu and Kashmir. Till mid-summer, the feeling was one of peace with tourism in full swing, hotels fully booked and flights packed with tourists. Suddenly it began to change. In June ISIS and Pakistani flags made an appearance once again. The last time when ISIS flags appeared in Srinagar was in June last year.

New Delhi, Jul 27 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Jay Panda on Monday dubbed the Gurdaspur terror attack as 'shocking' and added that he is hopeful that this all the political parties would speak with one voice on such an issue.

New Delhi, July 27 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday condemned the 'cowardly attack' in Punjab's border district of Gurdaspur and expressed hope that the culprits would soon be nabbed.

Muzaffarpur, July 25 (ANI): Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Saturday described himself as 'Vibhishan', and said he will help Prime Minister Narendra Modi to defeat 'Ravana' (Nitish Kumar).

New Delhi, July 25 (ANI): Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi on Saturday said the post-mortem report of the 19-year-old girl who was stabbed in the capital's Anand Parbat area would be handed over to the court after the investigation into the case is over.

New Delhi, July 24 (ANI): Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday dubbed the 'criminal' remarks for External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj as an immature statement and accused the Congress Party of running away from discussion with their repeated disruptions during the proceedings in Parliament.

New Delhi, Jul 23 (ANI): Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Dr. Jitendra Singh on Friday dubbed the ongoing deadlock in the Parliament over the controversy surrounding former IPL chief Lalit Modi and the Vyapam scam as 'extremely unfortunate' and hoped that the Congress and other opposition members would take up some responsibility and live up to the expectations of the people.

Johannesburg, July 22 (ANI): Steven Gerrard has described former team mate Luis Suarez as 'probably the best' he has ever played ahead of a friendly tie between Barcelona and MLS side Los Angeles Galaxy.

London, July 21 (ANI): Reigning Masters and US Open champion Jordan Spieth has described his near miss in the 144 Open Championship as 'tough to swallow' after his hopes of securing a career Grand Slam were dashed at St Andrews.

Johannesburg, July 21 (ANI): Out-of-favour batsman Kevin Pietersen has described England's 405-run defeat in the second Ashes Test against Australia at Lord's as 'nightmare' for the Alastair Cook-led side.